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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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